Watershed Development Program

The target area of SEEDS is a rain fed one. Hence SEEDS gives priority to work on the watershed development activities. From the year 2011 SEEDS in association with NABARD and TAWDEVA Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency, has been implementing watershed programmes in two village panchayats namely Azhagiyanallur and Nanthikundu in the Kariapatti block of Virudhunagar district. The programme covers an extent of 1123.305 hectares covering five villages benefiting 600 farmers. The project cost is Rs.1.16 crores. Under this programme treatment activities are continued.

Watershed Development Programme:
SUSTAINABLE AGRICLUTURE

As per the guidelines of Watershed Development Fund of NABARD, SEEDS has been successfully implemented the watershed project during the year 2010 – 2011. SEEDS completed the first phase of FIP i.e., (Full Implementation Phase) covering 1123.30.5 hectares with the cost of 1.16 crores covered 5 villages namely Mela Azhagiyanallur, Keela Azhagiyanallur, Mela Thulukkangulam, Keelathulukkangulam and Nanthikundu village of Kariyapatti blocks in Virudhunagar district.

Full Implementation Phase was approved and sanctioned by the Project Sanction Committee of Watershed Development Fund (WDF) of NABARD and TAWDEVA (Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency). Under this programme 1180 hectares of lands in rain fed area are being treated under various techniques like farm ponds, deepening of ooranis, channel renovation, field bunds, bush clearance, levelling, and tree planting.

Watershed 1 Pisindi Alagiyanallur Watershed Project

Watershed Sanction amount – 1, 16, 54,150

Watershed Total area – 2264.5 Ha

Total no of farmers Directly Benefited through the activity - 660

The following table shows the details

OUTCOME IN ALAGIYANALLUR VILLAGE WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT DURING 2016-17

Total of Capacity building, Institutional development and knowledge management

-

310000

-

S.No

Particulars

New Units

Total Grant

New Units Completed

VI

Watershed level knowledge management

-

-

-

1

Village knowledge Resource centre (including net connectivity)

No. 1

150000

-

-

Total of Watershed level knowledge management

-

150000

-

S.No

Particulars

New Units

Total Grant

New Units Completed

VII

Other Components

-

150000

-

1

Supervision

-

-

-

2

Maintanance fund

-

-

-

3

Unallocated fund

-

-

-

4

Project management cost

-

1200000

-

5

DPR Preparation

-

125000

-

-

Total of other components

-

1325000

-

GRAND TOTAL

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4997181

-

Watershed 3

Capacity Building Phase (CBP\-Sanction under CSR-WDF for Erumaikulam Watershed Project in Virudhunagar district being taken up under Corporate Socinl Responsibility (CSR\ in collaboration with VA Tech WABAG Ltd. Erumaikulam Watershed Project in Narikudi block, Virudhunagar district under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as per Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NABARD Regional Office, Chennai and VA Tech WABAG Ltd on 28 October 2016

Erumaikkulam CSR Watershed Project

Capacity Building Phase (CBP/-Sanction under CSR-WDF for Erumaikulam Watershed Project in Virudhunagar district being taken up under Corporate Socinl Responsibility (CSR/ in collaboration with VA Tech WABAG Ltd.